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It doesn't take many observations to think you've spotted a trend, and it's probably not a trend at all.
Daniel Kahneman
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Daniel Kahneman
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 5
Economist
Psychologist
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Tel Aviv
Israel
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